S1 E8 • Seren Selvin Korkmaz • 'building nations, constructing identities'

S1 E8 • Seren Selvin Korkmaz • 'building nations, constructing identities'

Welcome to our 2nd Special Episode, with 'THE' very special guest of this season: Political analyst, researcher, teacher (non-exhaustive list)... and most importantly (for us) PODCAST INSPIRER: Seren Selvin Korkmaz 🙌

How did the 'nation-states' come about? Are national identities constant? What is populism? Join us now on this highly engaging lecture, following along with the handout we have prepared for you, see below 🎓

We are so honoured to have had Seren on the podcast for such an insightful episode, and very excited to share it with you today.

Thank you so much Seren for sharing your expertise with us 🌞

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HANDOUT

00:00:00 - Welcome to From? Podcast

00:57:18 - Today's guest: Seren Selvin Korkmaz

Executive director of IstanPol Institute, political analyst, researcher and teacher in Turkish and Middle Eastern Politics at Stockholm University. Expert in populism, identity politics and Turkish political history (non-exhaustive list).

02:21:03 - "Nation-state", some definitions and History

02:40:22 - Max Weber's definition of the state.

• Legitimate violence*, sovereignty, public institutions, domination

*Max Weber (see references below)

04:15:13 - the Nation, a political organisation

05:35:22 - The nation-building process, from one context to another

• Keywords: Empire, Nation-state, Treaty of Westphalia, Millet system, nationalism, modernisation

10:45:24 - How did the "national aspirations" come to the Ottoman Empire?

• Keywords: State, West, institutions, dispossession, migration

15:48:18 - What about the southern regions of the Ottoman Empire?

• Keywords: Protection, power, nation-state

17:55:11 - "National identity": a construct

• Keywords: collective identity, imagined communities*, Turkey, Palestine, Land / Absence of land, Nakba, Zionism, conceptual violence

*Benedict Anderson (see references below)

24:57:13 - The malleable nature of National Identity and its symbols

• Keywords: National identity, JDP, Istanbul, Republican era, Ottoman era, Islamic heritage, Urbanisation, Soft power

*See Seren's work "(Re)construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space" (see references below)

33:53:21 - National identity in the contemporary context: how can we make sense of it today?

• Keywords: Globalisation, Migration flows, Identity crises, Populism, Otherisation, Multiple identities, Coexistence

40:14:08 - Integration process for migrants in Sweden: what place is given to their own identity?

• Keywords: Assimilation / Integration, Covid-19, Citizenship

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References

Korkmaz, S. S. (2019). (Re)construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space: Transformation of İstanbul’s Panorama under JDP Rule. Lexington Books.

https://www.academia.edu/40366166/_Re_construction_of_Turkish_National_Identity_in_Urban_Space_Transformation_of_İstanbul_s_Panorama_under_JDP_Rule

Anderson, B. R. O'G. (2006). Imagined communities : reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Rev. ed. London: Verso.

Weber, M., Owen, D. S, Strong, T. B, & Livingstone, R. (2004). The vocation lectures. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub.

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